During a 7-on-7 drill at training camp yesterday in Richmond, Va., Washington Redskins
quarterback Robert Griffin III rolled left and couldn’t find an open receiver. He started to
scramble, saw a lane and ran for 15 yards.

Then he hit the turf. With typical RG3 flair, he performed a half-speed slide and rolled over to
protect the ball.

With Griffin in the homestretch of his recovery from reconstructive surgery on his right knee,
the crowd gave him perhaps the biggest cheer he has heard for any play yet during camp.

“I thought everybody would love it if I slid in practice for once,” Griffin said.

Even coach Mike Shanahan laughed.

“I thought it was good. … It’s got to become automatic,” Shanahan said. “No matter what you do,
there has got to be an emphasis there. The player has got to believe in it. They have got to think
it. If you do it in practice, it happens in games.”

Griffin has been kept out of the main 11-on-11 drills during the first few days of camp.

“It’s not easy to sit around and watch,” he said. “I call it ‘Operation Patience.’ ”

Eagles to retire McNabb’s number

Quarterback Donovan McNabb’s No. 5 will be retired by the Philadelphia Eagles this season,
making him the ninth player in franchise history to receive that honor.

The six-time Pro Bowl quarterback formally announced his retirement yesterday, although he hasn’t
played in the NFL since 2011. McNabb will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame and have his
jersey retired on Sept. 19 when the Eagles play the Kansas City Chiefs.

Fullback Leach returns to Ravens

Fullback Vonta Leach signed a two-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens after failing to find
a suitor in the free-agent market.

Leach paved the way for running back Ray Rice to gain 1,143 yards last season. Leach ran nine
times for 32 yards during the regular season and scored a postseason touchdown against Indianapolis
during Baltimore’s run to the Super Bowl championship.

Leach declined to renegotiate his contract during the offseason and was released by Baltimore in
June, though general manager Ozzie Newsome left open the possibility that Leach could return.

Houston, Miami and the New York Giants expressed interest, but Leach ended up in Baltimore,
where he spent the past two seasons.

Titans’ Warmack final first-rounder to sign

The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with offensive guard Chance Warmack, who had been the last
remaining unsigned first-round draft pick.

The Tennessean of Nashville reported that the former Alabama All-American received a
four-year contract with a fifth-year team option and has a total value of $12.17 million, including
a $7.2 million signing bonus. Warmack was drafted 10th overall.